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Aftersun
Why this pick
Like Petite Maman, it finds enormous emotional depth in a child’s perspective, quiet shared rituals, and memory’s fragile gaps, with a delicate, observant style rather than overt melodrama.
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MOVIE2021 1h 12m FRA
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Why this pick
Its spare, child-centred storytelling and rural stillness echo Sciamma’s tenderness, allowing small acts of care and unspoken family grief to carry the emotional weight.
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The Spirit of the Beehive
Why this pick
A young girl’s imaginative encounter with the adult world unfolds through hushed observation, natural landscapes, and mysterious emotional logic—an essential antecedent to Petite Maman’s quiet wonder.
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My Life as a Zucchini
Why this pick
This gently stylised child’s-eye drama treats loss, parental absence, and new connection with the same direct compassion and emotional clarity that make Petite Maman so affecting.
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Tomboy
Why this pick
Sciamma’s earlier film shares Petite Maman’s lucid child viewpoint, natural performances, intimate summer atmosphere, and deep respect for how children test identity and belonging through play.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Eight-year-old Nelly has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods where her mum, Marion, used to play and where she built the treehouse Nelly has heard so much about. One day her mother suddenly leaves. That is when Nelly meets a girl of her own age in the woods, building a treehouse.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Nina Meurisse
La mère
Joséphine Sanz
Nelly
Gabrielle Sanz
Marion
Stéphane Varupenne
Le père
Margot Abascal
La grand-mère